Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-03-19

Humorous! Refined! Instructive! Will be
the dramatic reading by Prof. G. z. Parker,
at W. NJ. A. Hall next, Friday night. Ad-
mission Is cents. Reserved seats 90 cents.
Some scoundrel attacked Mr.. Paul Frischer,
about 10 O'Clock, Monday night, on Eleventh
street. with a club of some kind. Fortunately
the intended blow failed of its object, and the
rulian ran away.
Aud there was a mask ball that night, ="
yes, and they kept it up pretty lively until
morning. You see they weren't afraid of the
keep supplied with DR.. Bulls Cough Sirup,
the old reliable standby.
Joliet, March 1l.-James Drummond and
William Nephler, OF Kansas City, who MUIR
derously assaulted and robbed John Litchen,
a cattle dealer on An Alton freight train were
convicted last night and sentenced to ten
years each in the penitentiary.
Mr.. Ferd. T. Bates, of Bates City, who is
one Of our most enterprising farmers and
breeders is just now engaged In y new IN
dertaking. He has gone 23O feet deep with .
tubular well, and has passed through eight
different veins of coal. He says his only fear
now is that he will strike gas or crude oil in.
stead of pure water.
Trinity Church Bell, Hannibal, Mo-,
March :-'.Chief among our exchanges stands
the College Gem, the literary paper of the
Iduna Society of The Methodist Central
College, OF Lexington. The Gem is Just
what its name implies, and is 3 splendid ex.
ample. both financially and Intellectually, OF
Whist womanlv pluck and ability can achieve
The Bell bows acknowledgment of the cor
dial notice in the last issue. and wishes it
were more deserved. We would have both
Iduna and the Gem feel that absence or dis
lance will not lessen the writer's interest 10
their growing prosperity. Again Aacts cir
tute ESTE!
Jefferson City Tribune 1.-THE surveying
party Of the Missouri Pacific, engaged In the
preliminary survey of the river route from
boonSilie to this city. will complete the
work to-day and will arrive al noon. The
distance from the depot in this city to Boon
2ille Is in round numbers, forty-seven miles.
The party is lii charge Of Mr.. A. &. Titus.
MIR. W. w. Primm, one of the engineers, Was
in the city yesterday. He says that the line
between here and BoonviIle Is a very fine
one, not a grade on IL exceeding fifteen feet
to The mile, and not q curve over five de-
grees' Mr.. Titus has received orders to re-
turn to Boonviile to-day with his party and
to proceed at once to make the second or
locating survey"
DoVer:-The Dover scnooi closed Tuesday
q ght with an exhibition which was a grad
success. The house was crowded till there
Was hardly standing room. Each and every
one felt greatly repaid for coming and went
away wishing there would soon be another.
The scholars did great credit 10 themselves
and their teacher, Miss May HARDWOOD, who
Is one of The best teachers we have had for
many years. Prof. Zeysing's cornet band
furnished good music Tor The occasion. The
o.IeninS address made by Master Willie Hol-
llnswortn, was In good style. Aunt Bathiru's
journey, was well played by Misses Dora
HaGsard, Brsiden HARDWOOD, Lula Farmer
and Josephine Hodges; tableau, The Coming
MN. by Mr.. NJ. V. b. Oliver was immense;
recitation, by Miss Fannie Gather was well
rendered recitation, Bugle Song, By Laura
Ray was good. dialogue, Examining the
Witness, was quite laughable. Misses Nettie
Lewis recited Trouble Borrower, in good
style; tablcau, Hall0wed be thy Name, by
Miss Dora Haggard was very pretty: recIta-
ton. The Brook. was well recited by Curtis
Vaughan; music, hooking Bird; dialogue,
The Inn Keeper by Hough VIM and Emmett
Lewis @as quite good; music, Queen Waltz:
recitation, The Sioux Chiefs Daughter, was
beautifully rendered BIZ Miss Yula Plstten-
burg; recitation, My Lost pantaloous, by
JAM HARDWOOD was immense and was greatly
appiauded; music. See-sgw Waltz; Miss Lee
Meng and Mrs, Jim Winn, Dr., sang exuuis-
itely dialogue. Going to Mature, by Miss
Ciltha Ray, Messrs. Charlie Palmer and
Charlie VIM. was very good: recitation.
NebuchadnezZar. was well rendered by
Hartman Wahl; music, Nearer my God to
Thee: Henry Pickett recited the Charge of
the Light Brigade very we'll: Grafton, The
Age il Which we Live. by Charlie Plstteu-
burg, was rendered in his usual gOOd styIe
Tableau, PantOmime, Mrs. j. X. Plattenburr.
seeking for happiness, Miss Minnie VIM.
wealth, Miss Lula Palmer. fame. Miss Braj.
den iIarwOod, love, Miss Dora Haegsrd
power, Miss Fannie Hodges, knowledge,
Miss Sallie Starke, beauty. Miss Sue Platten.
burg, religion. This wss the grandest fes
tUre OF the evening and was one of The most
beautiful tsbleaux we ever saw. The par
Elephants were composed Of the beauty Of our
town of which we have Il crest deal.
Last but not least was u tables4 by Master
Chss. VIM.